Macario Gabrieli

Macario Gabrieli (died 19 December 1702) was an captain of the Italian States who was killed leading the Papal States fleet at the Battle of Otranto Bay.

Biography
Gabrieli was born in Rome in the Italian States Province of Central Italy, and became the captain of the brig "RN Buon Consiglio". Gabrieli was the commander of the only fleet that the Papal States controlled, while only holding the rank of Captain. His only battle was during the Second Morean War in the decisive and fatal battle of Otranto Bay. He tried to round the Apulia Peninsula, but was intercepted by Limberakis Gerakaris' Ottoman Navy fleet of 5 ships off of Otranto with only 4 ships.

Death
His fatal moment was when the Ottomans "crossed the T", unleashing broadsides at a vertical single-file line of Italian States ships, and only the first ship's two frontal cannons could react to the full starboard broadsides of the Ottoman ships. Gabrieli quickly lost control of his fleet, and was personally brought into battle when "Buon Consiglio" was boarded. He was cut down in the melee with the Turkish sailors, and his fleet was destroyed.